A.L.N.D.

Automatic Long distance Nut Dispenser (ALND)

Impact

Humans are lazy by design, so we decided to feed our sin full lazy desires by automating and 'simplifying' the process of eating nuts, cocktail nuts to be precise.

Concept

We are making a machine that can automatically feed the user cock tail nuts over a long distance. this project is meant to satirize laziness and make people question technology and the way we apply it in our day to day lives.

Requirements

Must

• Semi-auto shooting mechanism.
• Shooting activation.

Should

• Shooting distance control.
• Target distance measurement.

Could

• Automatic reloading mechanism.
• Platform rotation (aiming).
• Target acquisition system (face detection).

Won't

• Remove Herobrine ;).
• Make ALND platform moveable (like a tank or car).

Duo project components

Considering we only have 5 weeks (when writing this document) we are unlikely going to create a face tracking nut canon. but no fear, we will work on the most crucial components, such as:

• A barrel capable of holding nuts and nut loading capability.
• A spring mechanism capable of launching nuts out of the barrel.
• A detection mechanism for activating shooting mechanism.
• A mechanism for automatically loading nuts into the barrel.
• A aiming mechanism for aiming the barrel.

Lo-Fi

The Lo-Fi faze will include some testing regarding user interaction. We need to figure out whether a button for firing the nuts or open mouth detection is better.

Mid-Fi

The Mid-Fi prototypes will mostly be used in order to combine new POC's together into the final project

Hi-Fi

The Hi-Fi aspect of this project will include some visual upgrades to make it look more like an actual product. We are also planning on presenting it in the style of a Telsell product. That being said, we're also focusing on making the components work well together.

Planning

Week 1 Idea week

This week we spend creating our magnificent idea. We also had a bunch of workshops relating to getting ideas, and working with technology.

Week 2

This week we spent perfecting the idea and working on a planning. Again, this week was filled with concepting workshops.

Week 3 Interaction testing

This week we'll spend on getting UI data using a Lo-Fi prototype, we will try to test the following:

• Button activation or open mouth activation.
• more test cases to come We'd also need to define what the prototype means to test and what we need also, we are going to work POC for barrel mechanism.

  Week 4

• POC for nut launching mechanism.
• POC for launch activation (facial or button).
• Combine POC's into Mid-Fi prototype

Week 5

• POC for aiming.
• POC for loading.
• Combine POC's into Mid-Fi prototype

  Week 6

• Work on Hi-Fi
• final demo